Will and I manned the BHM booth at the Iron Mountain, Minnesota, EarthFest on Saturday. We met a lot of BHM subscribers and made a lot of new friends. But boy oh boy did it snow outside! We had eight inches of wet, new snow and people had to walk between buildings without cover. Nasty day! But it was fun and we’ll probably do it again next year.

Now I’m looking forward to the Preparedness Expo in Colorado Springs in May, as well as our own homesteading seminar, here at our place. It’s going to be a busy year! (Don’t forget the MREA Fair in Custer, Wisconsin, in June, either!) Our snow has melted, and I’m hoping to get in the garden soon. I want to get some early peas and onions in the ground but the soil’s just too wet now. The garlic is up and so is our rhubarb, so things are looking like spring … until the next snow! But that’s how it is on our northcountry backwoods home.